Methods and systems for diagnosis and treatment of a defined condition, and methods for operating such systems

ABSTRACT

Provided are a method, system and a kit for improving a defined condition in a subject, the method including selecting a set of one or more correction zones, being surface zones on the surface of the subject&#39;s skin or defined angular zones in the subject&#39;s field of view, the one or more correction zones to thereby cause improvement in said condition. Further provided are methods and systems for providing such correction zones related to a defined condition in a subject or to a defined cause in a subject being associated with a defined condition.

FIELD OF THE INVENTION

This invention relates to methods and systems for diagnosing and/ortreating a defined condition in a subject, as well as methods foroperating such systems.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

There are various methods and devices for improving health conditions ofhumans without the use of medications.

When referring to traditional methods, one commonly used alternativemedicine concerns the traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM). According tothe concept underling TCM, illness and disease are a result of a blockedmeridian. Acupuncture is one tool used to restore the flow of a chi, byinserting needles into acupuncture points, located on the meridians.Shiatsu makes use of pressure, stretching, rubbing and correctiveexercises to restore chi flow. At times, Shiatsu applies pressure pointsonto the body to facilitate the long term pressure on a desired channel.

In the Western world therapies were developed including psychotherapy,physiotherapy, reflexology biofeedback and neurobiofeedback,cognitive-behavioral therapy, social skills training, support groups,etc.

Devices and techniques have been developed to correct physiological aswell as psychological and cognitive states of patients.

U.S. Pat. No. 5,963,294 describes therapeutic glasses for changing thepsychological state of a patient and a method for using the glasses. Thetherapeutic glasses include at least one lens of a size sufficient tocover an eye of the patient. The lens restricts vision to a lateralvisual field.

U.S. Pat. No. 6,610,081 describes methods and systems for the treatmentof a migraine headache and related maladies through filtering ofportions of ambient transmitted to the eye of a patient.

U.S. Pat. No. 4,300,819 describes eyeglasses for use by color blindindividuals or viewers, which are constructed to have two lenses, one ofwhich is clear and the other of which is colored. Each lens formed tohave a reflective or minor surface as viewed from the front of theeyeglasses. When worn by a color blind viewer, the combination of lensesis described to improve the color blind viewer's ability to discriminatebetween different colored objects, while the reflective or mirrorsurfaces cause the lenses to appear to be identical to other persons orviewers.

U.S. Pat. No. 5,050,982 describes a method and apparatus for improvingvisual acuity during sports activities.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

The present invention provides, in accordance with a first of itsaspects, a method for improving a defined condition in a subject,comprising:

selecting a set of one or more correction zones, being surface zones onthe surface of the subject's skin or defined angular zones in thesubject's field of view, the one or more correction zones beingassociated with the condition;

placing one or more correcting elements in said one or more correctionzones to thereby cause improvement in said condition.

The invention also provides, in accordance with a second of its aspects,a system for improving a defined condition in a subject, comprising:

-   -   a management module comprising a database of defined conditions        and of correction zones associated with each of said conditions,        the correction zones being surface zones on the surface of the        subject's skin or defined angular zones in the subject's field        of view;    -   an input utility for inputting details of the subject's        condition;    -   output utility for outputting a set of one or more correction        zones associated with the condition.

Further provided by an aspect of the present invention is a computerprogram product comprising a computer useable medium having computerreadable program code embodied therein for performing a method ofimproving a defined condition in a subject, the computer program productcomprising:

computer readable program code for causing the computer to select a setof one or more correction zones, being surface zones on the surface ofthe subject's skin or defined angular zones in the subject's field ofview, the one or more correction zones being associated with thecondition; and

computer readable program code for causing the computer to outputtingdata indicative of said selected correction zones, for allowing a userto place one or more correcting elements on the surface zone or in saidangular zone of the correction zones, for improving said condition.

A further aspect of the present invention provides a kit for improving adefined condition in a subject comprising:

one or more correcting elements for application onto a selected set ofone or more correction zones;

instructions for applying said one or more correcting elements, theinstructions comprising selecting a set of one or more correction zonesbeing associated with the defined condition, the correction zones beingsurface zones on the surface of the subject's skin or defined angularzones in the subject's field of view (FOV).

In yet a further aspect of the invention there is disclosed a method ofproviding a correction zone related to a defined condition in a subject,comprising:

obtaining an input specifying a defined condition in the subject;

querying a first database using the specified defined condition toobtain a correction zone associated with the specified definedcondition, the correction zone corresponding to a surface zone on asurface of the subject's skin or defined angular zones in the subject'sfield of view;

obtaining results indicating the subject's reaction to a test configuredusing the correction zone; and

contingent upon the subject's reaction to the selected correction zonemeeting a predefined performance threshold, providing data with respectto the selected correction zone as output.

An additional method provided herein, in accordance with yet anotheraspect of the invention is for providing a correction zone related to adefined cause, in a subject, associated with a defined condition,comprising:

obtaining an input specifying the defined condition;

querying a first database to determine a defined cause associated withthe specified defined condition;

querying a second database using the specified defined condition and thedefined cause to obtain a correction zone associated with the specifieddefined condition and the defined cause, the correcting zonecorresponding to a surface zone on a surface of the subject's skin ordefined angular zones in the subject's field of view;

obtaining results indicating the subject's reaction to a test configuredusing the correction zone; and

contingent upon the subject's reaction to the selected correction zonemeeting a predefined performance threshold, providing data with respectto the selected correction zone as output.

The invention also provides, in accordance with its additional aspect, asystem for providing a correction zone related to a defined condition ina subject, comprising:

an input interface for receiving input data specifying a definedcondition in the subject;

a first database responsive to a query specifying the defined conditionfor returning a respective correction zone associated with the specifieddefined condition, the correction zone corresponding to a surface zoneon a surface of the subject's skin or defined angular zones in thesubject's field of view;

a testing configuration and management module adapted to obtain resultsindicating the subject's reaction to a test configured using thecorrection zone;

a test evaluation module adapted to determine whether the subject'sreaction to the selected correction zone meets a predefined performancethreshold; and

an output provisioning module adapted to provide as output data withrespect to the selected correction zone.

Also disclosed herein is a system for providing a correction zonerelated to a defined cause in a subject associated with a definedcondition of the subject, comprising:

an input interface for receiving an input specifying a definedcondition;

a first database responsive to a query specifying the defined conditionfor returning a defined cause associated with the specified definedcondition;

a second database responsive to a query specifying and the defined causefor returning a correction zone associated with the specified definedcondition and the defined cause, the correcting zone corresponding to asurface zone on a surface of the subject's skin or defined angular zonesin the subject's field of view;

a testing configuration and management module adapted to obtain anindication regarding the subject's reaction to a test configured usingthe correction zone; and

a test evaluation module adapted to determine whether the subject'sreaction to the selected correction zone meets a predefined performancethreshold; and

an output provisioning module adapted to provide as output data withrespect to the selected correction zone.

In accordance with a yet a further aspect of the present invention,there is provided a program storage device readable by machine, tangiblyembodying a program of instructions executable by the machine to performa method of providing a correction zone related to a defined conditionin a subject, comprising:

obtaining an input specifying a defined condition in the subject;

querying a first database using the specified defined condition toobtain a correction zone associated with the specified definedcondition, the correction zone corresponding to a surface zone on asurface of the subject's skin or defined angular zones in the subject'sfield of view;

obtaining results indicating the subject's reaction to a test configuredusing the correction zone; and

contingent upon the subject's reaction to the selected correction zonemeeting a predefined performance threshold, providing data with respectto the selected correction zone as output.

In still a further aspect of the invention, there is provided a programstorage device readable by machine, tangibly embodying a program ofinstructions executable by the machine to perform a method of providinga correction zone related to a defined cause in a subject associatedwith a defined condition in a subject, comprising:

obtaining an input specifying a defined condition;

querying a first database to determine a defined cause associated withthe specified defined condition;

querying a second database using the specified defined condition and thedefined cause to obtain a correction zone associated with the specifieddefined condition and the defined cause, the correcting zonecorresponding to a surface zone on a surface of the subject's skin ordefined angular zones in the subject's field of view;

obtaining results indicating the subject's reaction to a test configuredusing the correction zone; and

contingent upon the subject's reaction to the selected correction zonemeeting a predefined performance threshold, providing data with respectto the selected correction zone as output.

DESCRIPTION OF THE FIGURES

In order to understand the invention and to see how it may be carriedout in practice, embodiments will now be described, by way ofnon-limiting example only, with reference to the accompanying figures,in which:

FIGS. 1A and 1B are front view schematic illustrations of eyeglassesmarked with a polar coordinate system for placing correcting elements inaccordance with one embodiment of the invention (FIG. 1A) and someexemplary correcting elements placed on eyeglasses based on the polarcoordinate system (FIG. 1B).

FIG. 2 is a front view schematic illustration of a subject's skin on theface including some correcting elements placed in accordance with theCartesian coordinate system, according to an embodiment of theinvention.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram illustration of a system for providing atleast one correction zone related to a defined condition of a subject,according to some embodiments of the invention.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart illustration of a method of providing one or morecorrection zones related to a defined condition in a subject, accordingto some embodiments of the invention.

FIG. 5 is a block diagram illustration of a system for providing acorrection zone related to a defined condition and possible definedcauses in a subject associated with the defined condition, according tosome embodiments of the invention.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart illustration of a method of providing a correctionzone related to a defined condition and possible defined causes in asubject associated with the condition, according to some embodiments ofthe invention.

FIGS. 7A-7C are integrated visual/auditory (IVA) continuous performancetest (CPT) results of a subject diagnosed as having ADD before using thecorrection glasses (FIG. 7A) with the correction according to the methodof the invention (FIG. 7B) and after removing the correction glasses(FIG. 7C), where RCQ denotes Response Control Quotient, AQ denotesAttention Quotient, Pru denotes Prudence, CON denotes Consistency, STAdenotes Stamina; VIG denotes Vigilance; FOC denotes Focus and SPDdenotes Speed.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

The present invention is based on the development of a unique mapdefining correction zones, being surface zones on the surface of thesubject's skin or defined angular zones, the surface zones and angularzones being in the subject's field of view (FOV), the one or morecorrection zones being associated with a condition. This map led to thedevelopment of a method of diagnosing and/or treatment, a system and adevice for diagnosing and/or improving a subject's defined condition anda method of operating the system and the device.

Thus, in accordance with a first aspect, there is provided a method forimproving a defined condition in a subject, comprising:

selecting a set of one or more correction zones, being surface zones onthe surface of the subject's skin or defined angular zones in thesubject's field of view (FOV), the one or more correction zones beingassociated with the condition;

placing one or more correction element on said surface zones or in saidangular zones to thereby cause improvement in said condition.

The invention also provides a method of applying one or more correctionelements on a set of correction zones being defined angular zones in thesubject's field of view (FOV), the one or more correction zones beingassociated with the condition; and applying one or more correctionelement on said angular zones.

The invention also provides a kit for improving a defined condition in asubject, the kit comprising:

-   -   one or more correcting elements for setting on a selected set of        one or more correction zone;    -   instructions for setting said one or more correction elements on        a selected set of one or more correction zones, the correction        zones being surface zones on the surface of the subject's skin        or defined angular zones in the subject's field of view (FOV),        the one or more correction zones being associated with the        condition.

The selected set of one or more correction zones may be provided by aphysician, a practitioner or any other user of the system of theinvention as further described below.

As used herein, the “defined condition” may be a subjective or objectivecompliant that can be identified by the complaining subject (explainingwhat the subject is feeling), by a physician or a psychiatrist examiningand diagnosing the subject. When referring to a subjective complaint itis to be understood to include a condition that is defined at least bythe subject having the condition, even if cannot be diagnosed oridentified by objective diagnostic tools as also discussed below. Thecondition may be selected from a condition related to the health or wellbeing of the subject and which has been a priori diagnosed by apractitioner (a psychologist, a psychiatrist, a psychotherapist, aphysiotherapist or a medical doctor) making use of available tools, suchas psychological questionnaires DSM criteria (Diagnostic and StatisticalManual of Mental Disorders), or other evaluation/prognosis methods,diagnostic tools such as IVA (Integrated Visual and Auditory ContinuousPerformance Test), TOVA (Test of Variables of Attention), BRC (BrainResource Cognition), CONNOR'S (Connor's Rating Scale-asses), AttentionDeficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)/Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD).Tests of vestibular system (balance) function includeelectronystagmography (ENG), rotation tests, caloric reflex test,^([4])and computerized dynamic posturography (CDP). Tests of auditory system(hearing) function include pure-tone audiometry, speech audiometry,acoustic-reflex, electrocochleography (ECoG), otoacoustic emissions(OAE), and auditory brainstem response test (ABR; also known as BER,BSER, or BAER). Other diagnostic tests include magnetic resonanceimaging (MRI) and computerized axial tomography (CAT or CT).

The condition may include, without being limited thereto, medicalconditions such as nausea, dizziness, motion sickness, vision andhearing problems, epilepsy, memory associated disorders psychologicalsymptoms such anxiety, depression, stress, e.g. post traumatic stressdisorders, compulsions, eating disorders, addictions, attention deficithyperactivity disorders, Skelton positioning (posture), motorcoordination, energy level, lack of creativity, as well as a subjectiveor objective change in the well being of the subject.

In accordance with one embodiment of the invention, defining a subject'scondition is achieved using conventional diagnostic tools. In accordancewith another embodiment, a condition is defined using a dedicatedquestionnaire. The questionnaire typically includes a series ofspecially designed questions, presented orally, in writing, graphicallyor by any other manners, allowing the stepwise gathering of objectiveinformation regarding the subject's condition. The questionnaire maylead to a conclusion regarding the subject's condition or asubstantiated assumption regarding the same.

Once the questionnaire is completed and a decision is made (eitherconclusion or assumption) regarding the subject's condition, a set ofone or more correction zones are selected from a specially designedcorrection map defined by dedicated coordinate system. The coordinatesystem defines points or areas in the visual field of a subject. As willbe described below, these correction zones are used to improve orcorrect the defined condition.

It is to be understood that in the context of the present disclosure, asubject's “visual field” or “field of view” or “FOV” denotes the fullangular extent of the area visible to an eye that is fixating straightahead at any given moment. Thus, in the context of the presentinvention, the correction zones, notwithstanding whether they aresurface zones or angular zones, will always be within a subject'stheoretical visible area.

As used herein, the “coordinate system” that takes into considerationdistances measured with respect to a subject's nose and eyes. Thesurrounding of the eye may be defined by axes and planes. As a referencevertical axis, a vertical line passing through the center of the nosedivides a subject's field of view to two symmetrical visual hemifields(left and right). The “visual axis” is a straight line that passesthrough the apex of the cornea, the center of the pupil, and thethickest anterior-posterior part of the lens; the “horizontal plane” isdefined to be the plane along which the visual axis sweeps when the eyeturns around. The “horizontal plane” is common to the left and right eyeand encompass the line connecting between the centers of a subject'seyes, when the eyes are fixated straight ahead (“horizontal line” (HL)).The coordinate system is divided into a left (L) coordinate system and aright (R), coordinate system.

The left or right coordinate systems may be a polar coordinate system ora Cartesian coordinate system as well as any other type of coordinatesystem.

As appreciated, a polar coordinate system is a two dimensionalcoordinate system in which a point (i) is determined by an angularcoordinate ({acute over (Ø)}i, also known as the polar angle or theazimuth angle) and a radial coordinate (ri). In the context of thepresent disclosure, the radial coordinate denotes the point's distancefrom the optical center (OC), i.e. the center of the pupil when the eyeis fixating straight ahead, the angular coordinate denotes the positiveor anticlockwise angle required to reach the point from the 0° ray,defined by the horizontal line or the polar axis (equivalent to apositive X-axis in the Cartesian coordinate plane).

The coordinate system may alternatively include a Cartesian coordinateplane, defined by the horizontal line (equivalent to the x-axis) and avertical line being perpendicular to the horizontal line and positionedalong the longitudinal length of the nasal bone (long axis of the nasalbone, aligned on the center of the nasal bone). To this end, the point(i) is defined by an x and y values (x,y). The use of a Cartesiancoordinate system is further discussed below.

The correction map includes coordinates for numerous correction zones.The correction zone may be a surface zone or an angular zone. As usedherein, the term “surface zone” denotes a location on the surface of thesubject's skin within his or her FOV. The surface zone may include anarea on the subject's nose, cheek, eyebrow, eyelid, etc., on thesubject's face. Being an area on the subject's face, it is to beunderstood that the zone is fixed in place, keeping throughout time itscoordinates. The term “angular zone” denotes a location fixed withrespect to the subject's left or right coordinate system, and beingwithin the subjects FOV. It is noted that while the correction zone iswithin the subject's FOV, it does not necessarily mean that the subjecthas vision in all the FOV. In other words, the invention also applies tosubjects having either temporary or permanent impaired vision. Eachcondition improved by the method disclosed herein may be associates witha one or more correction zones and a correction zone may be related toone or more defined conditions. In other words, for improving acondition, one or more correction zones may be of significance and thecorrection zone may include only surface zones, only angular zones or acombination of one or more surface zones with one or more angular zones.

Table 1 and FIGS. 1A-1B provide some exemplary correction zones makinguse of a polar coordinate system to be placed on a subject's eyeglassesor any other object as discussed below. Some of the zones included inTable 1 are also illustrated in FIG. 1.

TABLE 1 Exemplary angular zones, to be placed on the subject'seyeglasses, using polar coordinate system Angular zone on glasses⁽¹⁾{acute over (Ø)}⁽²⁾ R (mm)⁽³⁾ Condition to be improved 18L 143 25Migraine 18R 37 25 Migraine 19L 109 12 Depth perception 19R 71 12 Depthperception 20L 171 20 Posture-Balance & stability 20R 9 20Posture-Balance & stability 21L 117 13 Fatigue 21R 63 13 Fatigue 22L 16222 Anxiety 22R 18 22 Anxiety 23L 196 16 Atopic dermatitis 23R 344 16Atopic dermatitis 24L 45 10 Eyestrain 24R 135 10 Eyestrain 25L 300 15Speech impediment &Stutter 25R 240 15 Speech impediment &Stutter 26L 19319 Epilepsy 26R 347 19 Epilepsy 27L 40 22 Difficulty in balancinghearing in noisy environment 27R 140 22 Difficulty in balancing hearingin noisy environment 28L 140 24 Balancing note rhythm - reading music28R Balancing note rhythm - reading music 29L 150 14 Double vision 29R235 14 Double vision 30L 040 17 Difficulty in focusing while reading 30R140 70 Difficulty in focusing while reading 31L 360 18 Difficulty infocusing while reading English 31R 180 18 Difficulty in focusing whilereading Hebrew 32L 045 14 Dizziness and motion sickness 32R 135 14Dizziness and motion sickness 33L 110 15 General restlessness as resultof emotional and physical condition 33R 070 15 General restlessness asresult of emotional and physical condition and memory difficulties 34L150 21 Eyesight and hearing balancing 34R 030 21 Eyesight and hearingbalancing 35L 190 21 Equilibrium, nausea and respiratory focus 35R 35021 Equilibrium, nausea and respiratory focus 36L 200 19 Appetitebalancing 36R 340 19 Appetite balancing 37L 165 24 Lack of visualbalance as a result of difference in visual performance between eyes 37R015 24 Lack of visual balance as a result of difference in visualperformance between eyes 38L 185 22 Difficulty in focusing while readingfrom left to right 38R 355 22 Difficulty in focusing while reading fromleft to right 39L 045 19 Difficulty in focusing while reading a languageread downwardly 39R 135 19 Difficulty in focusing while reading alanguage read downwardly 40L 310 18 Difficulty in focusing while readinga language read downwardly, the difficulty being mainly at the bottomend of the text 40R 230 18 Difficulty in focusing while reading alanguage read downwardly, the difficulty being concentrated at thebottom end of the text ⁽¹⁾“L” designates left side of the face, “R”designates right side of the face ^((2),(3))the acceptable deviation forthe indicated angle and radium is respectively ±5° and ±5 mm, althoughin some cases it may be greater.

FIG. 1A schematically illustrates the construction of a right (R) andleft (L) polar coordinate system on a subject's eyeglasses (100) inaccordance with one embodiment of the invention. The eyeglasses comprisea left eyepiece (L) and a right eyepiece (R) and a arch 102 connectingthere between. Each eyepiece consists of a frame 104 and a lens 106. Inaddition, each eyepiece has a respective optical center, namely a leftoptical center (LOC) and a right optical center (ROC). Each opticalcenter constitutes the origin of the respective left (L) and right (R)coordinate system, i.e. from which the angular coordinate {acute over(Ø)}i and the radial coordinate ri are measured. The LOC and ROC areconnected by the horizontal line HL. FIG. 1 also illustrates twocorrecting elements, 34, defined by coordinates ({acute over(Ø)}₃₄=150°, r₃₄=21 mm) and 40, defined by coordinates ({acute over(Ø)}₄₀=310°, r₄₀=18 mm. Both correcting elements 34L and 40R have arectangle shape. The rectangle shape may be defined by a diagonal Di,and in this particular embodiment, the diagonal of correcting element34, D34, is shorter than the diagonal D40, for correcting element 40.The center of diagonal D40, Dc, is disposed at the center of therespective correction zone.

FIG. 1B provides the positioning of correcting elements making use, inthis non-limiting embodiment, of a polar coordinate system (correctingelements being listed in Table 1). For simplicity, like referencenumerals to those used in FIG. 1A, shifted by 100 are used to identifycomponents having a similar function. For example, component 102 in FIG.1A is an arch having the same function as arch 202 in FIG. 1B

As indicated above, coordinate systems other than the polar coordinatesystem may equally be applicable, and this includes also the Cartesiancoordinate system mentioned above, where the point (i) is defined by thex coordinate, represented by the horizontal line, and the y coordinate,represented by the longitudinal axis of the nasal bone, beingperpendicular to the horizontal line.

Table 2 and FIG. 2 provide some exemplary correction zones making use ofa Cartesian coordinate system to be placed on a subject's skin, wherepoint (0,0 is the intersection between the horizontal line and thevertical line (longitudinal nasal axis).

TABLE 2 Exemplary surface zones to be placed on a subject's skin fordefined conditions using a Cartesian coordinate system Surface zones X(mm) Y (mm) Condition to be improved 41L 17 9 Lack of focus,restlessness, lack of assertiveness 41R −17 9 Lack of focus,restlessness, lack of assertiveness 42L 10 6 Emotional stress 42R −10 6Emotional stress 43L 7 5.5 Restlessness and predisposition for negativemoods 43R −7 5.5 Restlessness and predisposition for negative moods 44L6 −10.5 Nausea 44R −6 −10.5 Nausea 45L 2 −5 Asthmatic symptoms 45R −2 −5Asthmatic symptoms 46L 0 9 Headaches 46R 0 9 Headaches 47L 10 6 Migraine47R −10 6 Migraine 48L 5 14 Hearing balance in noisy environment 48R −514 Hearing balance in noisy environment 49L 3 2 General focusing andstability 49R −3 2 General focusing and stability 50L 6 −4 Dizziness 50R−6 −4 Dizziness 51L 0 −5 Sinus relief 51R 0 −5 Sinus relief 52L 7 5Appetite balancing 52R −7 5 Appetite balancing 53L 2 3 Epilepsy 53R −2 3Epilepsy 54L 4 6 Depth perception 54R −4 6 Depth perception ⁽¹⁾“L”designates left side of the face, “R” designates right side of the face^((2),(3)) the acceptable deviation for the indicated value being ±5 foreach coordinate

Reference is now made to FIG. 2 schematically illustrating a humansubject's skin comprising the surface of the nose 300, a horizontal lineX, connecting the left optical center (LOC) with the right opticalcenter (ROC), and a vertical line Y, being perpendicular to thehorizontal line X. Various correcting elements (listed in Table 2) areplaced on the skin surface of the illustrated nose making use of theCartesian Coordinate system. To this end, line X represents an x axis inthe coordinate system and line Y represents the y axis in the coordinatesystem. Each correcting element being placed such that the correctingelement overlaps with the x,y coordinate representing the correctionzone.

As evident from the exemplary correction zones listed in Tables 1 and 2,each condition may be improved by placing one or more correctingelements in a predetermined correction zone.

It is noted that the method of the present disclosure providesimprovement in a subject's defined condition that may be a qualitativeimprovement (objective or subjective improvement, as will be explainedbelow) as well as a quantitative improvement.

The qualitative improvement may includes any change in the subject'swell being as observed by the subject or his surroundings, such as theimprovement in focusing, relaxation, controlled activity (in case ofhyperactive subjects), amelioration of symptoms associated withdizziness, restlessness, nausea, asthma, a more energetic feeling of thesubject etc.; the quantitative improvement may include measurableparameters available to the practitioner, such as to a psychologist,psychiatric, or other medical practitioner as well as to the patienthimself, for example, the patient experiencing a time-wise improvementin his ability to sit and focus while doing a task that otherwise wouldnot be possible (time being the measurable parameter). The measurableparameter may be provided by diagnostic tools outputting a parameter orvalue indicative of a condition. For example, Integrated Visual/Auditory(IVA) continuous performance test is well established as a quantitativetool allowing the clinician diagnose and differentiate between sixsub-types of Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADD/ADHD) basedon neurophysiologic measure of attention.

The improvement may include partial amelioration of a defined conditionas well as complete alleviation. It is to be understood that partialamelioration includes any exhibited change in a condition, even if thecondition still exists. In quantitative terms, when applicable, thepartial improvement may include from 5, 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, 70, 80,90, 95 and even 98% improvement or that has otherwise shown to besignificant. The improvement may be determined by subjective parameters,e.g. the subjective feeling of the subject treated, an evaluation by asecond party, e.g. a physician, as well as by quantitative parametersobtained by the use of conventional assessment tools, such as the IVAdescribed above.

The improvement is typically maintained as long as the one or morecorrecting elements are maintained in place. In this connection, it isnoted that the treatment may be modular, i.e. the treatment may includeone or more sessions having time intervals therebetween of severalminutes, hours, days, weeks, months and more, each session comprisingre-defining the condition and assigning the re-defined condition with aset of correction zones, the set including one or more of suchcorrection zone and then fitting the subject with a corresponding set ofcorrecting elements.

To achieve improvement in a defined condition, one or more correctingelements, are fixed on the surface zone and/or in the angular zone. Thecorrecting elements are typically placed such that their centeressentially overlaps with the center of the correction zone, althoughsome deviation from this alignment may take place. In this connection itis also noted that two or more correcting elements may overlap eachother to form a continuous stretch of correcting elements, e.g. to forma long rectangular element.

The correcting/correction element may be any type of a mark in thecorrection zone. The mark may be in the form of a sticker, tattoo,filtering means, light beam or the like placed on the subject's skin ora sticker, etch, color or opaque mark etc. placed on the subject'seyeglasses. The mark may be of variable shapes, size, material, texture,dimension, color and, contour. The mark may even be a precious stone,such as a diamond, or any other material placed at the one or morecorrection zones. The correcting element may have a defined geometricalshape, e.g. a polygon or a circular shape, which may be symmetrical orunsymmetrical or the correcting element may have an irregular shape.When the correcting element has the shape of a square or a circle, thelength of the, respectively, diagonal or diameter will be in the rangeof between several millimeters and up to several centimeters; for otherpolygons or for an ellipse, the longer diagonal, or respective majoraxis as well as the shorter diagonal, or respective minor axis will bein the range of from about several millimeters to about severalcentimeters.

In one embodiment, the correcting element is a mark, such as a stickerto be placed on a subject's eyeglasses (on the frame, on the lens etc.)or on the subject's facial surface (surface zone). In anotherembodiment, the correcting element includes etching or coloring one orboth lens. The correcting element may be a colored, opaque as well astransparent, translucent and may differ in shades and colors.

While the foregoing and below description refers to eyeglasses, it isnoted that the method disclosed herein may equally be implemented withthe one or more correcting elements being placed on or embedded in ordisplayed on a pince-nez (eyeglasses without the earpiece); a monocle,sunglass, zero glasses, eye wear viewers or other transparent orpartially transparent display on glasses such as LCD, OLED glasses andthe like.

In the above description, a system, a computer program product, and amethod of improving a defined condition in a subject were described.There is now provided in accordance with a further aspect of theinvention, a description of a system, a computer program product, and amethod of providing one or a set of correction zones related to adefined condition in a subject. Reference is now made to FIG. 3, whichis a block diagram illustration of a system for providing at least onecorrection zone related to a defined condition of a subject, accordingto some embodiments of the invention.

Accordingly, the system for providing a correction zone related to adefined condition in a subject 300 may include an input interface 310, aCorrection Zone database 320, a testing configuration and managementmodule 330, a test evaluation module 335 and an output provisioningmodule 340.

The input interface 310 may be adapted to obtain or receive data withrespect to a subject's defined condition or conditions. As described indetail above, the term “defined condition” as used herein may relate toa subjective or objective compliant of the subject. The data withrespect to the defined condition may be automatically extracted from apre-stored digital data source, such as a structured file (e.g., a formincluding content and metadata) or it may be manually input by anoperator/user of the system 300.

The data with respect to the defined condition may be locally fed to thesystem 300, for example, through a keyboard directly connected to thesystem 300 (“on site”), or the data with respect to the definedcondition may be obtained from a remote location, for example, from aremote computer operatively connected to the system 300 over acommunication network, for example, the World Wide Web (WWW). In someembodiments, the system 300 may obtain further information related tothe subject and or the subject's defined condition, as will be describedin further detail below.

In some embodiments, the subject's defined condition is provided to orobtained by the system 300 as input and is not independently generatedby the system 300. In one non-limiting example, a condition may bedefined using a dedicated questionnaire 302. The questionnaire 302typically includes a series of specially designed questions, presentedin writing, orally, graphically or in any other manner. Thequestionnaire 302 may allow a stepwise gathering of objectiveinformation regarding the subject's condition. The questionnaire 302 maylead to a conclusion regarding the subject's defined condition or asubstantiated assumption regarding the same, as well as, oralternatively, information regarding one or more defined causes of acondition or the subject's complaint. In the context of the invention,the term “defined cause” is used herein to denote any physiological,psychological, environmental etc. cause of a defined condition asdetailed above, whether a priori known to be associated with the definedcondition or not. In accordance with a further non-limiting example,defining a subject's condition may be achieved using conventionaldiagnostic tools. As an example, in FIG. 3 a computer based diagnosissystem 304 is shown. The computer based diagnosis system 304 may beoperatively connected to the system 300 and may provide as input asubject's condition.

In further embodiments of the invention, the system 300 may include adefined condition resolution module 315. The defined conditionresolution module 315 may be adapted to receive input associated with adefined condition but, which do not indicate a specific condition assuch, and the resolution module 315 may be configured to look up orotherwise determine a best-match from among an entire set of definedconditions (or some part thereof) based on the information provided asinput with respect to the subject's condition.

By way of example, and according to some embodiments, the definedcondition resolution module 315 may include a Keywords database 317. TheKeywords database 317 may provide for each defined condition listedtherein a list of associated keywords. In case the input to the system300 is not conclusive regarding the subject's defined condition, thedefined condition resolution module 315 may be configured to obtainkeywords from the input data relating to the subject's condition and todetermine a score for each (or for some) of the defined conditions inthe Keywords database 317. Various scoring schemes for scoring acorrelation between input information and a database entry according tokeywords listed in the entry are known and may be used as part of someembodiments of the present invention. It would be appreciated that oneor more defined conditions may be selected. The handling of multiple(two or more) defined conditions in a subject shall be described below.

Reference is now additionally made to FIG. 4, which is a flowchartillustration of a method of providing one or more correction zonesrelated to a defined condition in a subject, according to someembodiments of the invention. Initially, an input specifying a subject'sdefined condition is provided (block 405). The testing configuration andmanagement module 330 is responsive to the input specifying thesubject's defined condition to query the Correction Zone database 320using the specified condition to determine an associated initialcorrection zone (block 410). As mentioned above, the present inventionis based on the development of a unique map defining correction zones.Each one of the correction zones is associated with at least one definedcondition, which is also defined above. The correction zones representsurface zones on the surface of a subject's skin or defined angularzones. The surface zones and angular zones are in the subject's field ofview (FOV). The terms “surface zones”, “angular zones”, “visual field”,“field of view”, “FOV” are described in further detail above. A“coordinate system” may be provided and each one of the correction zonesmay be denoted by coordinate(s) on the coordinate system. The term“coordinate system” is described in further detail above. Table 1 andFIGS. 1A-1B provide some exemplary correction zones making use of apolar coordinate system. Table 2 and FIG. 2 provide some exemplarycorrection zones making use of a Cartesian coordinate system.

In some embodiments, the initial correction zones in the Correction Zonedatabase 320 are taken from or otherwise based upon a map such as thatprovided above in Table 1 and in Table 2, according to the respectivecondition. In further embodiments, the initial correction zones aretaken from any other source which defines the relation between one ormore correction zone and a defined condition. In still furtherembodiments, while a map such as that provided above in Table 1 or inTable 2 is used as a source of the correction zones data and specifiesthe relation between each defined condition supported by the system andits respective initial correction zone, the tables and/or thecorresponding Correction Zone database 320 implemented by the system 300may be updated from time to time. The updates to the Correction Zonedatabase 320 may include adding, removing or modifying the list ofdefined conditions and/or adding, removing or modifying a correctionzone for a certain defined condition.

Once initial correction zones are obtained, the testing configurationand management module 330 may be adapted to configure a test using thespecified condition and the correction zone (block 415). As will beexplained below, the correction zone that is used by the system 300 inconjunction with the subject's defined condition may change during theprocess implemented by the system 300, and thus the configuration of thetest may change at different iterations of the process shown in FIG. 4.

In some embodiments, the system 300 may include or may be associatedwith a plurality of test programs. In some embodiments, the test programor the series of test programs to be used may be selected based on thespecified defined condition and/or based on the correction zone and/orbased on the progress of the process implemented by the system 300. Inyet further embodiments, the system 300 may be implemented with apredefined test program that is used for all conditions and is onlyconfigured as necessary. In case a test program is used by or inconjunction with the system 300, block 415 is implemented on theselected test program, whichever method and parameters are used for theselection thereof, including in case when a single predefined testprogram is used. It would be appreciated however that furtherembodiments of the invention, are not limited to a system 300 whichincludes a test program, and such embodiments are not limited by themanner in which the test is implemented. For convenience, embodiments ofthe present invention are described below with the use of a testprogram.

For illustration, a non-limiting example of a test program that isassociated with the defined condition ‘dizziness’ is now provided.Dizziness is a defined condition of the subject that may be determinedas mentioned above in various ways. For example, this information may beprovided to the system 300 through a digital questioner 302. The initialcorrection zone for dizziness is thus obtained and a set of performancetests configured for the dizziness condition may be presented to thesubject. By way of example, initially the dizziness performance testsmay be presented to the user without using an actual or a simulatedcorrecting element which corresponds to the current correction zone. Aseverity of the defined condition referred to as ‘dizziness’ is thendefined, for example, based on the results of the initial test(s) andpossibly also by obtaining a subjective input from the subject in thisregard. In the next stage of the test, a correcting element associatedwith the current correction zone for ‘dizziness’ is placed, for example,on the subject's glasses. The correcting element(s) may be otherwisepresented into the subject's FOV. For example, the correcting element(s)may be simulated on a computer screen that the subject is looking at. Inanother example, the correcting element is simulated on digital glasseswhich include an OLED or LCD transparent or semi-transparent displayused as the lenses of the digital glasses. As will be explained below,the correction zone suggested by the system 300 for a given definedcondition may change as the process implemented by the system 300progresses, and so the correcting element presented into the subject'sFOV during tests may also change accordingly.

Continuing with the description of the test that is associated with thedefined condition ‘dizziness’, once the correcting element is in place,the subject is presented with a set of performance tests according tohis state of dizziness, possibly, but not necessarily, the same teststhat were used without any correcting element may be repeated, this timewith the correcting element in place. The subject's performance may beevaluated and some score or other descriptive data may be generated.Possibly a subjective evaluation may also be provided based on thesubject's subjective feedback. In some embodiments, as the processprogresses and the correction zone and the corresponding correctiveelement are fine tuned, as will be described below, the difficulty ofthe tests applied or presented to the subject may gradually increase.

Each one of the tests used by the system 300 may be carried out on atest platform. By way of example, the system 300 shown in FIG. 3 isoperatively connected to a computerized test platform 352 a mobilecomputerized platform 353 and a wearable test platform including atransparent OLED (or LCD) display 354 (glasses-like). When a test isselected, the associated test program may be downloaded to the testplatform (if not already available on the test platform) and the testprogram may be initiated according to the test specification and thetest configurations. Some of the test configurations necessary forcarrying-out the test on the test platform may be included in the testspecification and may be used by the testing configuration andmanagement module 330 to configure the test program so that it issuitable for running on the test platform (block 420).

According to further embodiments, optionally the testing configurationand management module 330 may also be adapted to configure the testaccording to the subject's personal information. According to someembodiments, the subject's personal information may include, but is notlimited to, one or more of the following: parameters relating to thesubject's facial anatomy, e.g. distance between the subjects eyes (ascommonly measured when prescribing a subject with eyeglasses), geometryand dimensions of the subject's spectacles or other eyewear, informationregarding age, sex, etc. of the subject. For example, for a personsuffering from eyesight impairment (but that is not the condition forwhich that person is interacting with the system), the system may adaptthe benchmark of tests where eyesight is a factor accordingly.

Optionally, as part of some embodiments, once all configurations arecomplete the test is run (block 425). A possible test scenario wasprovided above with respect to the defined condition ‘dizziness’. Itwould be appreciated that the tests themselves may be implementedoutside the system 300, for example on the computerized test platform352. In other embodiments, the test platform is an integral part of thesystem 300 and the testing procedure is implemented as part of themethod of providing a correction zone related to a defined condition ina subject.

Data with respect to the test results and/or with respect to thesubject's performance during the test may be obtained (block 430). Forexample, for certain defined condition(s) the integrated visual/auditory(IVA) continuous performance test (CPT) described below may be presentedto the subject and the score result may be obtained by the system 300.The test results data may include objective feedback, such as testscores, subjective feedback from the subject. The feedback may beindependent or may be relative to other tests and/or previous results.For example, the test results may measure a change in the performance ofthe same test with and without the (simulated) correcting element.Various physical sensors may also be used during the tests to measurevarious physical reactions in the subject to the test, in a manner knowper se. Examples of sensors include, but are not limited to BLOODPRESSURE SENSOR, HAND DYNAMOMETER SENSOR, RESPIRATION MONITOR BELT,STRESS THERMOMETER, GALVANIC SKIN RESPONSE (GSR) sensors.

The test evaluation engine 335 may parse and format the test results asnecessary, and then process the test results to determine a deviationfrom a benchmark associated with the test(s) (block 435). In someembodiments, the benchmark may be associated with the current correctionzone and/or with the defined condition and/or with the progress of theprocess implemented by the system 300. For illustration, in the IVA testexample described below, for a certain defined condition the benchmarkmay be equivalent to an IVA score of 100.

Once the test results are processed, and the deviation from thebenchmark is determined, the test evaluation engine 335 may beconfigured to determine whether the performance meet a predefinedthreshold (block 440). In some embodiments, the predefined thresholdrepresents a result that is considered a minimal significant-result thatthe subject would need to achieve in order for the system 300 to suggestthe respective correction zone for improving the defined condition.Accordingly, in case the threshold is met, the system 300 provides asoutput a specification of a selected correction zone or a set ofcorrection zones. In some embodiments, and as is shown in FIG. 4, thesystem 300 may utilize the output provisioning module 340 to provide asoutput a correcting element(s) corresponding to the selected correctionzone(s) (block 445).

The term correcting element was described in detail above. In thecontext of the system for providing a correction zone related to adefined condition, the characteristics of a correcting element for asubject's defined condition and/or for a correction zone determined bythe system 300 may be recorded in a database. For example, theCorrection Zone database 320 used for providing an initial correctionzone for a defined condition may include a further record for eachcorrection zone in which the characteristics of the correspondingcorrecting element are listed. In a further example, the characteristicsof the correcting element are determined only after the subject'sperformance cross the predefined threshold and the respective correctionzone which allowed the subject to reach such performance is taken intoaccount. The correcting element(s) (possibly simulated correctingelements) which may be used during testing may be similarly determinedby the system 300 and the characteristics of the correcting element(s)during testing may or may not be influenced by the progress of theprocedure.

According to some embodiments, in case the subject's performance do notmeet the predefined threshold (block 440), a new correction zone isdetermined (blocks 450), and the process returns to block 415 where atest is configured using the specified condition and a new, updated,correction zone. It would be appreciated that, optionally, the testitself may be selected anew in view of the updated correction zone.

The new correction zone for each iteration of the configuration and testprocedure may be determined using any search algorithm known in thepresent or to be devised in the future. For example, a search processmay be used which shifts the correction zone for the next iteration ofthe process by one or by a predefined number of pixels (or other measureunit) from the initial correction zone, at different directions toobtain an adjusted correction zone. In further embodiments, the adjustedcorrection zone may be determined at least partially based on thedeviation from the benchmark.

There is now provided an example of a process of searching forsubsequent correction zones and selecting a correction zone that is usedfor providing a correction zone or correcting element output withrespect to a specified defined condition. An initial correction zone isprovided by the Correction Zone database 320. For example, the initialcorrection zone is used in a test presented to the subject as some pixel(or some group of pixels) that is placed on the subject's computerdisplay at a location which corresponds to the correction zone, andwhile the correction zone is on the subject's display, the subject isrequested to solve some mathematical problems. Say, the result of theprocess in FIG. 4 for the initial correction zone does not meet theperformance threshold (for example, the performance threshold isresponsive to a certain level of degradation in performance relative tosubject's performance with the initial correction zone). The process isresumed and the test is repeated, and each time the pixel is shifted,say first to the left of the initial pixel position, then to the right,up and down. Say, the direction where the result was least satisfactoryis selected, and the process is further resumed, this time with thepixel shifted further away from the initial pixel location in theselected direction. At some point the subject's performance degradeenough relative to the initial results to meet the performancethreshold.

In this example, the correction zone which meets the performancethreshold is actually a “degradation zone” rather than a correction zoneand an additional step is required in order to determine thecorresponding correction zone which is to be provided as output by thesystem 300, or which is to determine a correcting element to be providedas the output of the system 300. In this example, once the degradationzone is determined, the output provisioning module 340 may determine acorrection zone that is the corrective counterpart of the degradationzone and that would improve the defined condition. The selectedcorrection zone may be used to provide a respective correcting elementas output. By way of example, the correction zone is at the oppositedirection(s) to the degradation zone—relative to the initial correctionzone. So, if the degradation point is left and up relative to theinitial correction zone associated with the defined condition, thecorrection zone selected by the output provisioning module 340 may beright and down relative to the initial correction zone. The ratiobetween the distance from the initial correction zone of the degradationand the selected correction zones may be predefined (e.g., 1:1, 2:1,1:1.5, etc.).

Continuing with the description of FIG. 4. In some embodiments, the testevaluation engine 335 may implement convergence criteria and may testthe subject's results prior to each iteration of the configuration andtest procedure (block 455). The convergence criteria may relate to thechanges in the subject's performance. In some embodiments, theconvergence criteria may measure the rate of change in the subject'sperformance, possibly using some averaging, possibly using somereference to the benchmark, etc.

In some embodiments, in case the convergence criteria is met before acorrection zone meets the threshold, the test evaluation module 335 mayindicate that for this defined condition no correction zone was found(block 460).

According to some embodiments, the process of determining a correctionzone for a certain defined condition may include one or moreverification routines. The verification routine may be periodic—repeatedevery certain time period, or it may be initiated as per the subject'srequest, for example, when the subject is sensing that the correctingelement's affectivity is diminishing. As an example, a subject may betreated with a selected correcting elements and after a period of time,e.g. two, three weeks return for such verification routine.

According to some embodiments, the verification routine may involve averification test. In some embodiments, the verification test may bedetermined and possibly also provided by the system 300, for example,based on the respective defined condition and/or based on the respectivecorrection zone or correcting element. The determination and theselection of a test based on these parameters were described above. Infurther embodiments, the verification test is external to the system300, and only its results are provided to the system 300 as input.

The results of the verification test may indicate a deviation from abenchmark, for example the benchmark used in block 435. In this case, ifthe deviation from the benchmark that is tested with the originalcorrecting element in place is significant, the process of determining acorrection zone for a certain defined condition may be repeated startingwith block 450, where an adjusted correction zone is determined based onthe deviation from the benchmark, the test selection (if part of theprocess) and the configuration of the test using the specified definedcondition and the new correction zone (block 415). The repeated processcan end with an adjusted correction zone and possibly output withrespect to any adjusted correcting element (block 450), or if theimprovement was not significant enough, and the process was terminatedby applying the convergence threshold (block 455), the originalcorrection zone or, if applicable, the original correcting element arespecified in the output provided by the system 460.

According to further embodiments, the results of the verification testmay indicate a further defined condition existing in the subject. Insome embodiments, identification of a further defined condition in thesubject may involve an explicit input from the subject, e.g. a newcomplaint, possibly with some guidance or aid. The guidance may providethe subject with a list of defined conditions which may or may not besomehow related to the defined condition previously specified by thesubject. The testing of the subject for such additional definedconditions may be carried out outside the system 300.

For example, In case the original (previous) condition and the original(previous) correcting element were associated with dizziness, and duringthe verification test the subject is exhibiting or complaining about afurther defined condition such as difficulty in concentration or anyother condition, a further implementation of the steps of the methoddescribed in FIG. 4 will take place, this time with respect to thefurther defined condition and with the original correcting elements inplace (simulated or actual original correcting elements). The result ofthe further implementation provides the new correction zone(s) (for thefurther defined condition) together with the original correctionzone(s). At times, it may also provide fine tuning of the originalcorrection zone.

Specifically, according to some embodiments, when the system 300 isutilized for providing a correction zone (or correcting element) for afurther, second, third, fourth, etc. defined conditions in a certainsubject, be it the result of some test (e.g., the verification test) orin response to an additional complaint by the subject, the process ofdetermining a correction zone (or correcting element) for a definedcondition described above, is repeated for the new defined condition,but with the correcting element or a corresponding simulated correctingelement for each of the previous defined conditions processed by thesystem 300. The correction zone or correcting element provided by thesystem 300 in connection with the second and above defined condition isadditive and thus intended to be placed within the subject's field ofview in addition to the correcting element(s) related to the previousdefined condition(s).

The indication regarding the second condition and above (third, fourth,etc.) may be provided to the system 300 in advance, i.e., as part of theinitial input to the system 300, or it may be provided separately, forexample, at a later time when a subject, which was previously providedwith a correction zone or correcting element related to a first definedcondition, returns to receive a correction zone or a correcting elementrelated to the second defined condition.

Continuing with the description of further embodiments of the presentinvention, reference is now made to FIG. 5, which is a block diagramillustration of a system for providing a correction zone related to adefined condition and possible defined causes in a subject associatedwith the condition, according to some embodiments of the invention.Additional reference is made to FIG. 6 which is a flowchart illustrationof a method of providing a correction zone related to a definedcondition and possible defined causes in a subject associated with thecondition, according to some embodiments of the invention. Similarly tothe process described with reference to FIG. 4, the process illustratedin FIG. 6, starts with the receipt of an input specifying a subject'sdefined condition (block 600). The testing configuration and managementmodule 530 is responsive to the input specifying the defined conditionfor querying a Defined Causes database 522 using the specified conditionto determine one or more defined causes associated with the specifiedcondition (block 605). For example, for the defined condition ‘headache’the following may be listed as associated defined causes: stress,Posture-Balance & instability, eyestrain and focusing problems. It wouldbe appreciated that one or more of the defined causes associated with‘headache’ may also be associated with other defined conditions. Theterm “defined causes” was described above.

The testing configuration and management module 530 proceeds to selectone of the causes from amongst one or more defined causes associatedwith the specified condition (block 610), for example, stress may beselected as the initial cause for which the system 500 would attempt toprovide a correction zone. In case more than one defined cause isregistered in the Defined Causes database 522 for the specified definedcondition, the testing configuration and management module 530 mayutilize iteration logic to iterate over the various possible definedcauses. Iteration algorithms are known per se.

Next, the testing configuration and management module 530 may query aCorrection Zone database 520 using the current defined cause todetermine an associated initial correction zone (block 615). In someembodiments, the initial correction zones for each defined cause may beextracted from a map of correction zones wherein each defined conditionand defined cause combination is associated with a specific correctionzone. Such a table may be similar to Table 1 or Table 2 provided above.In further embodiments, the initial correction zones are taken from anyother source which defines a correction zone for a defined condition anddefined cause combination.

Using the current defined cause and the correction zone, the testingconfiguration and management module 530 may configure a test (block 620)and optionally, the testing configuration and management module 530 mayalso run the tests (block 625). As will be explained below, thecorrection zone that is used by the system 500 in conjunction with thedefined cause may change during the process implemented by the system500, and thus the configuration of the test may change at differentstages of the process. In some embodiments, when configuring a test thetesting configuration and management module 530 may also take intoaccount personal information of the subject, which was made available tothe system 500.

As was discussed above, in addition to the configuration of the test,the test may be selected from amongst a plurality of test programs. Oneor a series of test programs may be used and configured for each definedcause or there may be a preset test or series of tests that is/are usedfor all conditions, causes and/or correction zones. In otherembodiments, the test program is not part of the system and only theconfiguration parameters for the test program and the processing of itsresults are provided by the system 500. The tests may be carried out ona test platform, which is or is not implemented as part of the system500. For illustration, for the defined condition ‘headache’ and adefined cause “focusing problems” that is associated with ‘headache’,there may be provided one or more focusing problems tests which are knowper se.

Data with respect to the test results and/or with respect to thesubject's performance during the test may be obtained (block 630). Thetest evaluation engine 535 may parse and format the test results asnecessary, and then process the test results to determine a deviationfrom a benchmark associated with the test(s) (block 635). In someembodiments, the benchmark may be associated with the current correctionzone and/or with the defined cause and/or with the defined conditionand/or with the progress of the process implemented by the system 500.Generally, the benchmark may be similar to the benchmark provided abovewith reference to FIG. 4.

Once the test results are processed, and the deviation from thebenchmark is determined, the test evaluation engine 535 may beconfigured to determine whether the performance meet a predefinedthreshold (block 640). In some embodiments, the predefined thresholdrepresents a result that is considered a minimal significant-result thatthe subject would need to achieve in order for the system 500 to suggestthe respective correction zone for improving the defined condition. Thecorrection zone which provided good results in terms of the subject'sperformance is recorded (block 645), and in case there are furtherdefined causes associated with the specified defined condition theprocess is repeated from block 610 onwards for the next defined cause.

According to some embodiments, in case the subject's performance do notmeet the predefined threshold (block 640), a new correction zone isdetermined based on the deviation from the benchmark (blocks 655), andthe process returns to block 620 where a test is configured using thecurrent selected cause and the new correction zone. It would beappreciated that, optionally, the test itself may be selected anew inview of the updated correction zone. The selection of the new correctionzone at each iteration of the configuration and test procedure issimilar to the selection process that was described above as part of thedescription of FIG. 4.

In some embodiments, the test evaluation engine 535 may implementconvergence criteria and may test the subject's results prior to eachiteration of the configuration and test procedure (block 650). Theconvergence criteria may relate to the changes in the subject'sperformance. In some embodiments, the convergence criteria may measurethe rate of change in the subject's performance, possibly using someaveraging, possibly using some reference to the benchmark, etc.

In some embodiments, in case the convergence criteria is met before acorrection zone passed the threshold, the test evaluation module 535 mayindicate that for the current cause, no correction zone was found.

According to some embodiments, either as a result of the performancethreshold being met (and the correction zone being recorded) or as aresult of the convergence criteria being met for a certain definedcause, the testing configuration and management module 530 may determinewhether any further defined causes are left for the specified definedcondition (block 660). This may be determined based on the records inthe Defined Causes database 522 which are associated with the specifieddefined condition. In case there is at least one more defined cause leftfor the specified condition, the process returns to block 610 where thesubsequent cause is selected, an initial correction zone is obtainedblock 615 from the Correction Zone database 520, a test is configuredand possibly also run blocks 620 and 625, results are obtained block 630and processed blocks 635, 640, 650 and 655. If the result is acorrection zone it is recorded at block 645. The process may repeat foreach of the causes associated the specified defined condition. Finally,a specification including data with respect to each of the correctionzones (one or more) or corresponding correcting elements passing theperformance threshold at block 640 are provided as output (block 665).The relation between correction zone and correcting element wasdescribed above. It would be appreciated that if for a certain definedcondition, the result of the above procedure a specification for two ormore correction zones or correcting elements corresponding to two ormore different causes of the defined condition.

According to some embodiments, verification routines, similar to thosedescribed above may be implemented in a similar manner to verify theresults of the process illustrated in and described above with referenceto FIG. 4. The handling of a second and above defined condition may alsobe carried out in a similar manner to that which was described abovewith reference to FIG. 4.

It would be appreciated that any of the databases mentioned above whichare part of the system for providing a correction zone related to adefined condition in a subject, or which are part of the systemproviding a correction zone related to a defined condition and possiblecauses in a subject may be updated from time-to-time with new keywordsrelates to defined condition, new defined conditions, new defined causesfor defined conditions, new correction zones for defined conditionsand/or for defined causes, new characteristics of correcting elements,etc.

Although some embodiments of the invention are not limited in thisrespect, in further embodiments, the system for providing a correctionzone related to a defined condition in a subject may include a digitaloutput unit which is used for presenting the correcting element to thesubject and possibly also as the testing platform. In one embodiment,the digital output unit is a subject's computer display or a subject'ssmartphone display, and the correcting element is a pixel or pixelslocated at a certain location one the computer display. The pixel orpixels may have a certain color. The pixel or pixels may form a certainshape. Thus for example, the subject may be exposed to the correctingelement(s) while working on his/her computer or while operating his/hersmartphone.

In still a further example, the digital output unit is a transparent,semi transparent or non-transparent OLED or LCD display, orelectroluminescent transparent display wearable in the form of glasses,or fixed in place using subject's helmet or head set or in by any otherfashion. In an alternative example, the digital output unit, beingtransparent, semi transparent or non-transparent OLED or LCD display,may be fixed onto a subject's glasses. In this embodiment, the glassesmay hold a single or multiple digital output units (e.g. multiple LCDcells), in the latter case, each LCD cell being independently orcollectively operated by a management utility.

The display may include some driver and an interface to enable itsoperation in conjunction with the other components of the system and forfacilitating display of the correcting elements on the OLED or LCDdisplay. Optionally, a zero power (bistable) display type may be used.Such a technology can retain an image without power. The crystals mayexist in one of two stable orientations (Black and “White”) and power isonly required to change the image.

However in yet further embodiments of the invention, the output is aprinted report of the process carried out and its results. This reportmay be used by the subject or by a care giver to generate the correctingelement, either in electronic form or in physical form, such as byplacing the correcting elements on the subject's glasses according tothe information provided in the system's report.

Certain embodiments of the invention may be implemented in aserver-client network environment. A subject, wearing by way of exampleelectronic glasses, may connect to a server configured in accordancewith the system illustrated in FIG. 3 or 5 via the Web. Displayedinformation will be presented to the subject on his electronic glasses,based on data received from a central server. The testing and evaluatingprocess is carried out through data exchanges between the server and theelectronic glasses which are used as the test platform. Once results areavailable, correction zone are communicated to the electronic glasses,for example, in the form of coordinates adjusted according to thegeometry of the electronic glasses and possibly also according to thesubject's facial anatomy. The electronic glasses may be responsive tothe coordinates for displaying corresponding correcting elements at therespective locations.

The invention also provides a system for improving a subject's definedcondition, comprising:

a management module comprising a database of defined conditions and ofcorrection zones associated with each of said condition, the correctionzones being surface zones on the surface of the subject's skin ordefined angular zones in the subject's field of view;

an input utility for inputting details of the subject's definedcondition;

an output utility for outputting a set of one or more correction zonesassociated with the defined condition.

The system is typically computer-based using a database as definedherein above and is also to be understood as a structured collection ofrecords includes, inter alia, a bank of defined conditions associateswith a bank of correction zones is stored on a memory unit and a bank ofassociations between the defined conditions and correction zones. Thedatabase may also comprise information regarding types of correctingelements (size, shape, transparency, color etc.) to be used for adefined condition, statistical information regarding the success rate ofa set of correction zone for a particular treatment, alternativetreatments, etc. The management module also comprises a processingutility for receiving and processing data relating to a definedcondition and analyzing the data by running a dedicated softwareapplication that performs the analysis and storage of incoming data. Thesoftware application may be embodied in a program storage devicereadable by machine, such as a CD or memory disk.

The processing utility also outputs one or more sets of correction zonesfor treating the defined condition as well as other information ofinterest, such as the chances of success of the proposed set ofcorrection zones to be used, the preferred correcting elements etc.

The processing utility is connected to the input utility and to theoutput utility. The input utility is typically a user interface unit,such as a keyboard or touch screen to be used for inputting informationrelating to the defined condition as well as to the subject to betreated. For example, also as described above, input data related to thesubject condition is collected through questioners, games and tests thatthe subject is asked to perform. Such tests may be in the form ofwriting, orally or graphically etc. For example, a graphic tool mayinclude a screen and the subject is asked to pinpoint a certain point,to click on the touch screen or on mouse in correspondence to a stimulusas well as to answer question he is being asked. In addition toinformation relating to the subject's condition, personal informationmay be inserted. This may include the parameters relating to thesubject's facial anatomy, e.g. distance between the subjects eyes (ascommonly measured when prescribing a subject with eyeglasses),information regarding age, sex, etc. of the subject.

The output utility may be composed of a number (combined or alternative)of digital output units, including one or more of the following:

-   -   1) a subject's computer display or a subject's smartphone        display, as mentioned above, for accepting processed data from        the processing utility and displaying information relating to        the selected correction zones for the defined condition, using,        lists, tables, graphs etc. The monitor may be connected to a        printer for printing the output.    -   2) a wearable digital display unit which may be transparent (or        non-transparent) Organic Light Emitting Diode (OLED), flexible        digital display paper, or LCD display. For example, the wearable        digital display unit may be a viewing aid, e.g. glasses which        present electronically the correction zones on a matrix using        the coordinates generated by the processing utility from the        processed data. In one embodiment the wearable digital display        unit is in the form of electronic eyeglasses where the lenses        used are composed of a transparent liquid crystal display (LCD)        or electroluminescent display which may be connected to an        integrated circuit (IC), printed circuit board (PCB) and to a        driver. In another embodiment the wearable digital display unit        may be in a form of a wearable digital display nose piece to be        placed on the subject's nose. The nose piece may be in the form        of a flexible digital display unit fixable to the subject's        nose, e.g. flexible OLED, flexible digital display payer (e.g. E        Ink Vizplex® Imaging Film). The nose piece may be in the form of        a mold having the contour of the subject's nose to be more        accurately fixed onto the subject's nose.

The system may be actuated by any professional trained about the system.In this connection, it is noted that the system may be embedded in amobile as well as in an immobile computer.

The present disclosure also provides a computer program productcomprising a computer useable medium having computer readable programcode embodied therein for performing a method of improving a definedcondition in a subject, the computer program product comprising:

computer readable program code for causing the computer to select a setof one or more correction zones, being surface zones on the surface ofthe subject's skin or defined angular zones in the subject's field ofview, the one or more correction zones being associated with thecondition;

computer readable program code for causing the computer to outputtingdata indicative of said selected correction zones, for allowing a userto place one or more correcting elements on the surface zone or in saidangular zone of the correction zones, for improving said condition.

In another embodiment, the system may be implemented as server providinga web application. In this embodiment, a subject wearing the wearabledigital display unit, will connect to the server via the web, and inresponse to user data input, the server will provide coordinates ofcorrection zones to be positioned on the wearable digital display unit.The wearable digital display unit may be used, in accordance with thisembodiment, as a test platform or as a device to be worn by the subjectas a carrier for presenting the correcting element(s) of the definedcondition to be improved or treated.

DESCRIPTION OF NON-LIMITING EXAMPLES

The following non-limiting examples exhibit improvement experienced byvarious individuals who complained about a difficulty (each having adifferent difficulty) and after the difficulty was associated with adefined condition; the individuals were treated in accordance with themethod of the invention.

Example 1 Improvement in Focusing & Reading

A seventy-eight year's old male subject diagnosed by a medical doctorwith a low level of cataract, for which he was not operated due to theslight cataract, complained that he had difficulties in reading orworking with the computer. Specifically, the subject explained thatwhile seeing the page or the screen, he is unable to focus on theircontent for more than 5 minutes. The content was blurry and he becameexhausted.

The subject's condition was determined, and based on the definition ofthe condition, correction zone 31R ({acute over (Ø)}=180°, R=18 mm) wasselected for improving the subject's conditions were determined. To thisend, the subject's eyeglasses were modified by placing a correctingelement, in the form of translucent rectangle sticker having the size 3mm×3 mm.

Shortly after putting on the modified eyeglasses (approximately after 3minutes) the subject was capable to focus on reading from paper or fromthe computer's monitor without experiencing any difficulty during thereading session and as long as he was using his modified glasses. It isnoted that after 1 year the subject maintained using correctiveeyeglasses.

Example 2 Improvement of Severe Dizziness

A thirty five years old female subject diagnosed with a viral earinfection complained about severe vertigo (while standing, sitting andeven lying down). A medical inspection (in a hospital) determined thatthere is no treatment to these symptoms and that they will graduallyimprove. The vertigo was so severe that the subject required assistancein order to prevent herself from falling.

The female subject did not wear prescription glasses. Therefore, she wasprovided with an eyepiece carrying glass adhered with a squaretranslucent 4×4 mm correcting element at correction zone 32(L). Thisresulted in an immediate improvement in the subject condition, exhibitedby her ability to walk by herself. Specifically, almost all the vertigowas lost immediately after placing the corrective glasses and as long asshe was wearing them. Once she tried walking without the correctiveglasses the vertigo came back.

Example 3 Improvement in Concentration

A thirty five years old female subject reported of permanentrestlessness. During her studies at the university, she was diagnosedwith concentration difficulties, namely, with ADD (Attention DeficitDisorder), and was thus even given extra time during examination.

The subject was diagnosed by the integrated visual/auditory (IVA)continuous performance test (CPT), The IVA/CPT is a computerized,standardized test developed for the assessment of response inhibitionand attention problems such as ADD/ADHD.

The test was repeated three times, which took place sequentially oneafter the other on the same day. The first test (Test #1) was performedwithout exposing the subject to a correction according to the presentdisclosure. The second test (Test #2) was performed with the correctionaccording to the present disclosure, and the third test (test #3) wasperformed after correction, however, without the correcting elements.

It is noted that the test's range is 1 to 100 while a value of a 100indicates a person without any problems. Fifteen percent the populationvariance while lower than 85%, is indicative of a problem. Thecorrection zones and correcting elements were: correction zone: 31R,with a square correcting element, in the form of a sticker, 2×2 mm semitranslucent correction zone: 33L, with a square correcting element, inthe form of a sticker, 2×3 mm, translucent; correction zone 38R, with arectangle correcting element, in the form of a sticker 2×6 mm semitranslucent.

The results are shown in Table 3 and in FIGS. 3A-3D.

TABLE 3 IVA/CPT results of Full Scale Attention Quotient with ourwithout the application of correcting elements Test IVA Test Result Test#1, without correction 40 Test #2, with correcting elements 117 Test #3,without correction 62

Table 3 shows for the subject a very low grade of 40 before applying thecorrecting elements (Test #1), which indicates a very sever ADD. Achange in grade from 40 to 117 was exhibited upon application of thecorrecting elements, namely, when performing the test with thecorrective glasses (Test #2). Finally, Test #3 (again, without thecorrective glasses) was performed in order to ensure that the subjectdid not improve (i.e. in Test #2) as a result of learning the goals ofthe test, e.g. as a result of trial and error learning curve. In such acase the results of the Test #3 should have been higher than thatobtained in Test #2. The result of Test #3 ruled out such possibility.The tests were performed in a single day with about half an hour to anhour intervals between them according to the subject's feeling of beingrelaxed and ability to perform the test again.

The results of Test #1 to Test #3 are presented in FIGS. 3A-3C, whichprovide information on the six primary composite quotient scales used inthe test and being (1) prudence (Pru), in which the subject thinksbefore acting and avoids impulsive errors of commission; (2) consistency(Con), in which most of the subject's response times are clusteredwithin a narrow range; (3) stamina (Sta), which is the subject'sresponse times as maintained for the duration of the test; (4) vigilance(Vig), in which the subject identifies all targets by avoidinginattentive errors of commission; (5) focus (Foc), in which the subjectshows no evidence of momentary lapses; and (6) speed (Spd), in which thesubject response times are rapid, providing evidence that the brain'sresources are dedicated to the task at hand.

Each of FIGS. 3A-3C provide the Response Control Quotient, RCQ (Auditoryand Visual) and Attention Quotient, AQ (Auditory and Visual) of thesubject, where in FIG. 3A the total RCQ is 86 and the total AQ is 40; inFIG. 3B the total RCQ is 125 and the total AQ is 117 (which is very highas 100 indicates a person without any attention problems); and in FIG.3C the total RCQ is 99 and the total AQ is 62.

Thus, the results clearly show that the RCQ as well as the AQ areimproved when applying to the subject the correcting elements accordingto the method of the invention.

Example 4 Additional Treated Subjects

Various subjects were evaluated and diagnosed using the method of theinvention and treated using either eyeglasses bearing correctingelements (Table 4) or the correcting elements were placed on thesubject's skin (Table 5). The subjects suffered from differentconditions. The effectiveness of treatment was determined based onimprovement on the subject's well being, as reported by the subject. Attimes, the subject was treated using correcting elements placed both onhis skin and on his viewing aid, e.g. glasses, as specifically notedbelow.

TABLE 4 Various correction zones and treated conditions, treated withcorrecting elements placed on a subject's eyepiece CORRECTION ZONETREATED CONDITION AND RESULT 18L + 34L Migraine: A 25 years old femalesubject complained that she was suffering from migraines. Result: thesubject reported of enormous amelioration both in frequency and durationof migraines. 19R Depth perception: A 20 years old tennis playercomplained that after playing for a certain duration of time that he hadtrouble to respond consistently to the ball and he missed it severaltimes. Result: the tennis player reported a significant improvement inhis ability to play consistently. 20R Posture-Balance & stability: A 65years old male subject suffered from lack of balance as a result of astroke. The subject felt unstable every time he stood up or tried towalk. Result: An immediate improvement in the subject's motorcoordination; his balance and stability improved and enabled him to walkby himself. 21R Fatigue: A 42 years old female subject complained ofsuffering from fatigue for two month without any explanation regardingher state Result: significant improvement occurred; the subject reportedshe could get back to work. 22L Anxiety: A 40 years old female subjectcomplained about ongoing unexplainable anxiety. Results: immediateimprovement in that the subject felt more relaxed. Specifically, thesubject reported she was able to function in situations that she foundstressful prior to the treatment. 23R + 33L Atopic dermatitis: A 25years old female subject complained about sores and skin irritation andwas diagnosed with Asthma dermatitis by a medical doctor. Result: asignificant improvement in skin condition, i.e. less sores andirritation. 24L Eyestrain: A 35 years old male subject with retinadegeneration disease complained that due to his poor vision he avoidsgoing outside. The subject also complained about nervousness,difficulties in concentration, and orientation problems. Result: Thesubject reported an improvement in concentration, memory and orientationproblem. The subject reported he is now able to identify obstacles inthe street. 25L + 33L Stutter: A 25 years old male subject, with aproblem of stuttering that began in his early childhood and complainedabout severe restlessness. Result: The subject reported to be morerelaxed and his speech has improved. 27L Hearing balance in noisyenvironment: A 65 years old male subject with a hearing aid in each ear,had difficulty to separate each person's voice while conductingconversation with more than one person. Result: to the subject reportedto be able to participate in multi- participant conversations and tounderstand what each person says. 28L + 33L Balancing note rhythmreading in music: A 30 years old female musician had difficulty inreading music notes at the required tempo of the music she was playing.Result: Immediate improvement in the musician's ability to synchronizebetween reading the notes and playing the music, i.e. able to play whilereading notes of unfamiliar music. 29L + 33R + 31R Double vision: A 21years old male subject undergoing chemotherapy treatment complainedabout double vision, reaction to strong light, difficulty inconcentration, difficulty in reading and chronic fatigue. Result: Thesubject reported an almost complete improvement of vision and reductionin fatigue and complete improvement in reading capability andconcentration. 30R + 33L Difficulty in reading focusing: A 25 years oldfemale subject complained about difficulty to focus while reading. Thesubject was diagnosed by a neurologist as having Attention DeficitDisorder (ADD), and was therefore given extra time during examinations.Result: The subject reported significant improvement in concentrationduring 3 hours examinations while before treatment she was unable toconcentrate for more than 45 min. 31L + 33L Difficulty in Englishreading focusing: A 40 years old female subject complained she wasunable to focus while reading. Result: immediate improvement in focusingwhile reading. 31R + 33R Difficulty in focusing while reading Hebrew: A45 years old male subject had difficulty focusing while reading Hebrew.Result: immediate improvement in the subject's ability to read fluentlyand understand the read text. 32R + 33R Dizziness: A 55 years old femalesubject complained about dizziness, mainly at night, for six year (moresevere during spring and fall) and as a result the subject was unable tosleep was very tired during day time. The subject was applied with thecorrecting elements during daytime or when she awoke during the night.Result: no more dizziness and better sleep. The subject also reported tohave peaceful breathing and to be more energetic during day time. 33R +34L Stress-general restlessness as result of mental, emotional andphysical condition and memory difficulty caused by stress - A 31 yearsold female subject complained that she was restless and unfocused atwork. Result: The subject reported she was feeling energetic and focusedwhile using the glasses at work. 34R Eyesight and hearing balancing: A50 years old male subject complained about having difficulty in focusingwhile participating in conversation. Result: improvement in thesubject's focusing during conversations. 35L Equilibrium, nausea andrespiratory focus: A 14 years old boy undergoing chemotherapy treatmentsuffered from nausea. Result: the boy reported feeling better with theplaced correction elements. 36L + 33L Appetite balancing - A 33 yearsold female subject complained that she couldn't resist food even whenshe wasn't hungry. Result: The subject reported a decreased graving forfood and was able to control her automatic need to eat. 37L + 33R Lackof visual balance as a result of difference in visual performancebetween eyes - A 36 years old female subject complained about oversensitivity both emotional and physical and being in constant stress.Result: an immediate improvement in her wellbeing, the subject reportedto be more relaxed and focused. 38L + 31L Difficulty in reading focusingof a language read from left to right - A 55 years old male subjectcomplained that he was having difficulties in reading English Result:the subject's focus and reading improved dramatically. 38R + 33RDifficulty in reading focusing of a language read from right to left - A32 years old female subject complained she had difficulties readingHebrew. Result: The subject reported an immediate improvement in herreading and text comprehension. 39R + 40R + 33L Difficulty in focusingwhile reading Japanese - A 30 years old Japanese female subject reporteddifficulties in reading Japanese since she was a young child. Result:The subject reported she can read Japanese fluently. 42R + 33R Emotionalstress - A 61 years old female subject complained about a high level ofstress during the last few years and a difficulty in focusing. Thesubject was treated by placing the correcting element on her glasses aswell as on her skin. Result: the subject reported an immediateimprovement, feeling relaxed 48L + 34L Hearing balance in noisyenvironment - A 54 years old male subject suffering from impairedhearing especially in noisy environment. The subject received correctingelements on the glasses as well as on his skin. Result: the subject wasable to concentrate and participate in conversations at noisy places.

TABLE 5 Various correction zones and treated conditions, treated withcorrecting elements placed on a subject's skin CORRECTION ZONE TREATEDCONDITION AND RESULT 41L + 41R Lack of focus, restlessness, lack ofassertiveness - A 50 years old male subject complained aboutrestlessness and lack of focus during conversations that took more thana few minutes. Result: the subject reported to be more relaxed and to beable to concentrate during conversation 43R Restlessness andpredisposition for moods - A 19 years old male subject undergoingchemotherapy treatment complained about increased anxiety, restlessnessand difficulty falling asleep. Result: reduced restlessness, ability tofall asleep during chemotherapy treatment, even days after treatment.44L Nausea - A 14 years old girl suffering from severe nausea duringchemotherapy treatment. Result: immediate reduction in nausea andrelated symptoms. 45L Asthmatic symptoms - A 13 years old girl sufferedfrom severe asthma attacks that started when she was five years old.Result: significant relief of asthma symptoms and shortening of theduration of the asthma attacks 46L + 46R Headaches - A 48 years oldfemale suffered from frequently severe headaches. Result: reduction infrequency, severity and duration of headaches. 47L + 47R Migraine - A 35years old female complained that she was suffering from migrainesstarting age seventeen. Result: reduction in frequency, severity andduration of migraines. 49L Focusing and stability: A 30 years old femalesubject complained that she is un-capable of concentrating at workResult: increased ability to stay concentrated and focused as well aspeaceful for long hours during work. 50R Dizziness: A 60 years old malesuffered from dizziness and lack of balance (frequent falling) as aresult of a stroke that left him partially paralyzed in his right armand leg. Result: the subject became balance and stopped falling. 51L +51R Sinusitis: A 19 years old female subject complained about chronicsinusitis. Result: the subject immediately got a runny nose that helpedremoving mucus from the sinuses and thereby relieved the sinusitis. 52LAppetite balancing: A 36 years old male subject complained aboutuncontrolled appetite especially for sweets. Result: reduced craving forsweets 53L Epilepsy: A 46 years old female subject having for severalyears epilepsy (diagnosed by a medical doctor) with epileptic attachesevery several months, being more frequent in the fall or spring. Result:no attacks for a period of two years following treatment 54L Depthperception: A 19 years old football player complained about difficultyin perceiving the field as a whole picture which, for example, allowedthe player to attack the goalpost only from the side. Result: the playerwas able to fully perceive the field and play from all directions

1.-90. (canceled)
 91. An eyeglass including a left eyepiece (L) and aright eyepiece (R), at least one of the eyepieces (L, R) including acorrecting element placed on, embedded in or displayed on the eyepiecesin one or more correction zone in the field of view of a subject whenthe subject wears the eyeglass, the one or more correction zones beingassociated with a condition to be improved by the subject.
 92. Theeyeglass of claim 91, wherein said correcting element has a definedgeometrical shape.
 93. The eyeglass of claim 92, wherein said correctingelement has a polygonal shape.
 94. The eyeglass of claim 91, whereinsaid mark is selected from a sticker, a painted mark, an etch, lasermark, a color or opaque mark.
 95. The eyeglass of claim 91, wherein saidone or more correction zones are defined angular zones in the subject'sfield of view when the subject wears the eyepiece.
 96. The eyeglass ofclaim 91, wherein the one or more correction zones are angular zonesdefined using a polar coordinate system centered on the optical centerof the eyeglass and lie in the subject's field of view when the subjectwears the eyeglass.
 97. The eyeglass of claim 91, wherein the one ormore correction zones are selected from a predetermined database ofcorrection zones, the database comprising a structured collection ofrecords including a bank of defined conditions associates with a bank ofcorrection zones and parameters of the correcting elements to be placedin said one or more correction zones.
 98. The eyeglass of claim 91,selected from an electronic eyeglass, a pince-nez, sunglass, zeroglasses, an LCD and OLED eyeglass.